Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1385756 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000658-194108000-00014 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Community-Based Home Health Programs and Chronic Disease: Synthesis of the Literature.
Prof Case Manag
September 2018
Tonya Vandiver, MSN, is a Registered Nurse at Indiana University Health. She has worked in a variety of areas, including critical care, interventional radiology, and ambulatory/post anesthesia care. She is a member of American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She recently completed 360 practicum hours in case management for completion of her MSN degree. Tracy Anderson, MSN, is a Case Manager at Indiana University Hospital. She has over 20 years of health care experience and has worked in a variety of positions including bedside nursing, cardiologist rounding nurse, utilization review management, and case management. Her passion for case management inspired her research in community-based home health programs. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Brittani Boston, MSN, is a Pediatric Registered Nurse at Indiana University Hospital. She currently works in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and has over 6 years of experience working with newborns and children in a critical care setting. Recently, she has worked on projects within her hospital that have focused on employee engagement and retention. Her interest in community health has inspired her research in community-based health programs and case management. Cynthia Bowers, DNP, RN, CNE, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at University of Indianapolis, Indiana. She has over 26 years' health care experience including acute care nursing, new hospital development, operational management, and nursing education. Her research in health care and various published articles has provided experiences to prepare for writing this article. Norma Hall, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, is an Assistant Professor and Dean at the University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has over 25 years of experience as a nurse administrator, nurse educator, and consultant. She has published numerous articles on various aspects of nurse management and leadership; presented widely on a variety of subjects, including clinical, leadership, and education topics; and has held offices in professional nursing organizations.
Purpose Of Study: This article reviewed and evaluated literature on the various community-based home health programs and their effectiveness at preventing hospital admissions in adults. The research question addressed is as follows: Do community-based home health programs decrease hospital admissions in adult patients with chronic disease?
Primary Practice Setting: The primary practice setting evaluated in this review of the literature was community-based home health programs.
Methodology And Sample: In this literature review, a seven-step review method was utilized to assess the evidence.
Plastic surgery ethics: beyond face value.
Plast Surg Nurs
December 2016
Valerie Satkoske MSW, PhD, is the Director of Ethics for Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV, and the ethics consultant for The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and the Rural Emergency Trauma Institute of West Virginia. She is also Associate Director of the West Virginia University Center for Health Law and Ethics. David A. Kappel, MD, FACS, is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at West Virginia University who has practiced plastic surgery for more than 35 years. He has multiple publications and presentations in the field of reconstructive plastic surgery, including hand trauma and maxillofacial trauma, and bioethics for the prehospital provider. E. Phillips Polack, MD, MA, FACS, is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at West Virginia University. He is a recognized authority in communication and has lectured extensively on the topic of medical communication. He has practiced Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for well more than three decades. Harmony K. Mayle RN, BSN, is a nurse manager at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV, with 10 years' experience in plastic surgery nursing. She has been an active member of the hospital-based ethics committee since September 2009. She has been a member of ASPSN since May 2012.
An in vitro comparison of microbial ingress into 8 different needleless IV access devices.
J Infus Nurs
December 2016
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Anna Casey, PhD, BSc, is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, United Kingdom, and has 13 years of experience in clinical research. She holds a PhD in the prevention and diagnosis of central venous catheter-related infection. Tarja Karpanen, PhD, BSc, RGN, has 15 years of experience as a nurse, mainly in critical care, and more than 8 years' experience in research. She holds a PhD in the improvement of skin antisepsis. Dr. Karpanen works in the Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Peter Nightingale, PhD, BSc, is a statistician who has worked in health care for 25 years. He is affiliated with the Wolfson Computer Laboratory, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Tom Elliott, PhD, DSc, MRCP, BM, BS, BMedSci, FRCPath, has been a consultant microbiologist for 28 years and has served on many national and international advisory boards and expert groups. His main area of interest is the prevention and management of prosthetic device infections. Dr. Elliott is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
There are conflicting reports of the effect needleless intravenous access devices have on rates of catheter-related bloodstream infection. The aim of this study was to identify any differences between the rates of microbial ingress into 8 different devices following contamination. Each type of device was subjected to a 7-day clinical simulation that involved repeated microbial contamination of the injection site and decontamination followed by saline flushes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!